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Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.

CHEO is one of the few stand-alone, global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6,500 staff, clinicians, scientists and researchers, as well as volunteers – all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system. Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure, CHEO combines excellence in clinical care, research, and education to advance seamless care that’s provided where, when, and how it is needed. CHEO’s Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of children’s health concerns. CHEO has been named Canada’s best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024, 2025 and 2026 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canada’s Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 14th consecutive year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.

POSITION SUMMARY

Prenatal Screening Ontario (PSO) is funded by the Government of Ontario to coordinate and oversee the operations of prenatal screening services across the province, supporting a cohesive and high-quality screening system. PSO is a program of the province’s maternal, newborn and child registry, the Better Outcomes Registry and Network (BORN) Ontario.  

The Clinical Content Specialist (CCS) in Engagement develops and leads the implementation of PSO’s engagement strategy. This role is new to BORN and will be critical for PSO to better understand the prenatal screening experience and identify and address barriers and enablers to care. The CCS in Engagement ensures that the perspectives and needs of pregnant individuals and healthcare providers guide the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of Ontario’s prenatal screening system. Working collaboratively across the PSO team, the CCS in Engagement will develop a multi-year engagement workplan to capture and embed their needs and experiences. The Clinical Content Specialist in Engagement is responsible for maintaining communication and engagement with a variety of end users and ensuring that all parties are working together, using sophisticated facilitation skills to generate buy-in and active participation while resolving conflicts where necessary.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement a PSO engagement strategy that meaningfully engages people with lived experience (PWLE) and health-care providers in the design, delivery, and improvement of prenatal screening services.
• Ensure any strategies specific to PSO are developed with a lens to broader BORN engagement activities and goals.
• Lead PSO engagement initiatives that meaningfully engage PWLE in prenatal screening system design and improvement, as well as PSO research projects.
• Support the identification, recruitment, and retention of PWLE participants in PSO advisory groups, committees, and strategic initiatives.
• Advise PSO leadership on engagement strategies, equity-informed practices, and integration of lived experience into decision-making.
• Support the engagement of PWLE and health-care providers in research activities.
• Using BORN’s internal systems, implement a process to document, evaluate, and report on engagement activities.
• Collect and use a variety of data and feedback to inform continuous improvement of PSO’s engagement supports and services.
• Together with BORN/PSO colleagues, cultivate partnerships with organizations and partners across the prenatal care continuum to advance engagement goals.

Share PSO’s engagement work through presentations, abstracts, and other knowledge mobilization activities.

   
QUALIFICATIONS

• Criminal Record Check (CRC) (Essential)
• A Bachelor’s degree in a related health discipline and Professional clinical designation (Essential)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a maternal/newborn, public health or pediatric care setting (Essential)
• Experience and knowledge of health systems, and healthcare delivery in Ontario (Essential)
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse partners, including health-care providers, community organizations, and people with lived experience (Essential)
• Demonstrates exceptional project and change management skills, methodologies and principles (Essential)
• Comprehensively use computer technology and equipment; proficiency in MS Office suite (Essential)
• Demonstrates exceptional analytical, problem-solving and facilitation skills (Essential)
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal, presentation, oral and written skills (Essential)
• Contributes to a positive work environment and high performing team standards (Essential)
• Demonstrates a growth mindset and commitment to continuous improvement (Essential)
• Demonstrate knowledge regarding new trends in clinical practice and information systems. (Preferred)
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: patient, family or community engagement, health system planning and equity-informed approaches to care (Preferred)
• Strong understanding of engagement principles and practices, particularly in health care or public health settings (Preferred)
• Demonstrated experience in qualitative research or co-design (Preferred)
• Bilingualism (English/French) (Preferred) 

Effective March 29, 2021, CHEO will conduct a more comprehensive pre-screening and evaluation process. This process may include more varied and multidimensional testing such as a written test, practical exam, or other assessment. All candidates who meet the essential and preferred qualifications may be tested.

Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider. Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

CHEO is committed to providing a safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors. Consistent with that commitment, all applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for any staff or volunteer opportunities. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to receive their COVID-19 booster shots when eligible to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Upon hiring, presentation of government issued documentation confirming full vaccination must be provided, or presentation of supporting documentation of a valid medical contraindication or other reasonable consideration pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

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Please Note: If you are a current CHEO employee with access to Workday, please apply to this posting via the Workday application as an internal applicant using the Jobs Hub.

To successfully apply for this position, please submit your application by 11:59 pm the day before the advertised closing date in the posting to ensure your application is received.

Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.

CHEO is one of the few stand-alone, global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6,500 staff, clinicians, scientists and researchers, as well as volunteers – all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system. Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure, CHEO combines excellence in clinical care, research, and education to advance seamless care that’s provided where, when, and how it is needed. CHEO’s Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of children’s health concerns. CHEO has been named Canada’s best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024, 2025 and 2026 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canada’s Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 14th consecutive year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Business Systems Analyst (SBSA) plays a critical leadership role in advancing BORN Ontario’s digital health ecosystem. This position leads complex system analysis, clinical data integration, and workflow optimization efforts that support the BORN Information System (BIS) and its interactions with provincial data assets. The SBSA ensures that high-quality perinatal, newborn, and child health data is captured, exchanged, processed, analyzed and used effectively to drive continuous improvement in clinical care across Ontario.

Operating as a senior member within BORN’s technical and business analysis environment, the SBSA provides mentorship to BSAs, oversees integration and system configuration activities, supports modernization initiatives, and ensures that system changes align with BORN’s mission to deliver high-quality, standardized, secure information for families and providers across the province.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Systems Integration & Interoperability

• Lead technical requirements gathering for data exchange and system enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with provincial standards including Health Level Seven (HL7) and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR).
• Support and oversee integrations with provincial repositories such as the Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS).
• Develop, document, and test integration specifications to ensure seamless and efficient data flows.

Application & System Optimization

• Configure, test, and validate software to ensure alignment with functional and technical requirements.
• Conduct utilization audits and implement optimization plans to ensure BIS and related systems are fully leveraged and working as expected.
• Assess proposed changes to business processes, identifying risks, impacts, and opportunities for clinical and operational improvement.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, including technical specifications, integration workflows, and implementation guides.

Data Governance & Quality

• Participate in data governance activities to ensure accuracy, quality, reliability, and security of integrated data sources used for clinical decision-making and provincial reporting.
• Support development of analytics and reporting requirements by translating business needs into structured data and system specifications.

Business Analysis & Solution Design

• Guide and advise the team of BSAs on requirements elicitation, business process mapping, user workflow redesign, and fit-gap analyses for new initiatives and enhancements.
• Develop business cases, project plans, comprehensive testing plans and procurement documents (e.g., RFP components) in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Recommend scalable, future-focused enhancements that align with BORN’s long-term strategy and provincial health system modernization

Leadership, Mentorship & Collaboration

• Mentor BSAs and provide leadership within project teams supporting BIS and related applications.
• Foster strong partnerships with BORN teams, vendors, clinical program leads, and provincial health system partners.
• Participate in user groups, share best practices, and represent BORN in provincial digital health forums.
• Support onboarding, training needs assessment, and facilitation of training for internal and external system users.

Issue Resolution & Technical Support

• Provide support for complex technical and integration issues requiring advanced troubleshooting.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of decisions, changes, and system behavior throughout project and operational cycles.

QUALIFICATIONS

• University Degree in a relevant field such as Health Informatics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Health Information Management, Business Analysis and/or experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance (Essential)
• Minimum 3 years of progressively responsible experience in business systems analysis within healthcare, public health, digital health, or related environments. (Essential)
• Experience with clinical data integration, system interoperability, and enterprise-level system implementations. (Essential)
• Demonstrated experience in workflow analysis, requirements gathering, and solution design for complex systems with a proven ability to produce high-quality technical and business documentation. (Essential)
• Experience mentoring analysts and/or coordinating technical workstreams (preferred for senior level). (Essential)
• Proficiency with HL7, FHIR, APIs, and interoperability frameworks. (Essential)
• Experience with integration engines (e.g., BizTalk). (Essential)
• Strong SQL skills for data extraction, validation, and analysis. (Essential)
• Familiarity with analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI). (Preferred)
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, Teams). (Essential)
• Take steps to ensure timely completion of tasks by adjusting priorities as required (Essential)
• Deal effectively with internal and external customers (Essential)
• Communicate effectively and concisely, both orally and in writing (Essential)
• Working knowledge of applicable occupational health and safety legislation; general knowledge of corporate/departmental policies and procedures related to health and safety (Essential)

Effective March 29, 2021, CHEO will conduct a more comprehensive pre-screening and evaluation process. This process may include more varied and multidimensional testing such as a written test, practical exam, or other assessment. All candidates who meet the essential and preferred qualifications may be tested.

Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider. Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

CHEO is committed to providing a safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors. Consistent with that commitment, all applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for any staff or volunteer opportunities. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to receive their COVID-19 booster shots when eligible to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Upon hiring, presentation of government issued documentation confirming full vaccination must be provided, or presentation of supporting documentation of a valid medical contraindication or other reasonable consideration pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

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For more than a decade, BORN Ontario (Better Outcomes Registry & Network) has played a pivotal role in advancing perinatal and child health across the province. As Ontario’s prescribed perinatal, newborn, and child registry, BORN enables high-quality, data-driven care by collecting, integrating, and translating critical health information to improve outcomes for pregnant and birthing individuals, infants, and families. Working in partnership with clinicians, researchers, health-system leaders, and community organizations, BORN serves as a trusted steward of sensitive health data, driving continuous quality improvement, informing policy, and supporting a learning health system that is foundational to the well-being of Ontarians.

With an ambitious agenda of digital modernization, strengthened governance, province-wide collaboration, and equitable care delivery, BORN Ontario is seeking a visionary and collaborative Project Director, BORNConnect – Digital Ontario Perinatal Record+ (OPR +) to lead one of the most significant digital health transformations in maternal–child care in Ontario’s history.

The Project Director (PD) works to steer and deliver the full lifecycle of the multi-year BORNConnect – digital OPR+ initiative, ensuring the creation of a modernized, interoperable digital perinatal record that enhances care quality and safety. The PD leads the scoping, design, development, testing, and implementation of the digital platform and its supporting standards. The PD establishes and guides robust governance structures that engage clinicians, technical partners, and provincial stakeholders in shaping project direction. In collaboration with the Project Medical Director, the PD executes a comprehensive clinical consultation and engagement strategy to inform functionality, adoption, and best practices. The PD advances provincial data standards and integration protocols and oversees the development of modern integration patterns and a FHIR–enabled architecture that supports seamless data exchange between EMRs including HIS systems. The PD directs privacy, security, and data stewardship activities to ensure safe, compliant information exchange. The PD leads pilot and go-live planning, monitors outcomes, evaluates impact, and drives continuous improvement. Collectively, the PD positions the BORNConnect – digital OPR+ for long-term provincial adoption, scale, and operational sustainability within Ontario’s connected care ecosystem.

As the ideal candidate, you are a strategic, innovative, and systems-oriented leader with deep experience delivering complex digital health or clinical transformation initiatives involving multiple partners and disciplines. You excel at mobilizing diverse constituent groups and partners, from clinicians and technical experts to policy leaders and community voices, bringing clarity, momentum, and adaptive thinking to large-scale, multi-phase programs. You lead with curiosity, empathy, and structured decision-making, and you communicate with credibility across clinical, technical, operational, and executive audiences. You thrive in environments that require both visionary strategy and disciplined execution, and you are skilled at advancing interoperability, data governance, privacy considerations, and evidence-informed design. Experience with digital health standards, clinical information systems, maternal–child health, or provincial health agencies will be considered strong assets.

If you are energized by the opportunity to help transform perinatal care in Ontario and lead a province-wide initiative that will improve the experience and outcomes of pregnant and birthing individuals, clinicians, and families, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and Cover Letter via the portal at boyden.thriveapp.ly/job/3116. For more information or questions, please contact Mike Young (myoung@boyden.com). 

CHEO is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and barrier-free recruitment and work environments. If contacted regarding this competition, please advise us of required accommodation measures that will enable your full participation in a fair and equitable selection process.

The Better Outcomes Registry and Network (BORN), is a prescribed perinatal, newborn and child registry with the mandate of facilitating quality care for families across the province. BORN collects, interprets, shares and rigorously protects high-quality data essential to making Ontario one of the safest places in the world to have a baby.

BORN is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and administered by the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. As a prescribed registry under Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), BORN safeguards data while making the information available to facilitate and improve provision of health care across the province of Ontario.

If you are seeking a rewarding clinical leadership environment where you can champion informatics and quality, join the BORN Team as:

Medical Director,
BORNConnect – digital Ontario Perinatal Record+ (OPR+)

Reporting to the Project Director, the Medical Director will provide clinical leadership for the BORNConnect – digital OPR+ Program, a modernized, interoperable digital Ontario Perinatal Record which will enhance the quality and safety of patient care throughout pregnancy through seamless exchange of information and data insights. The Medical Director will work with the team at BORN to modernize how perinatal information is gathered, shared and used across Ontario to improve safety, continuity of care and clinical decision-making for pregnant people and their families. This role will provide critical insight into the design and implementation of a new and innovative provincial tool to ensure it meets the needs of clinicians, enhances patient care, aligns with emerging medical records and practice management technology, and reflects the quality of care priorities to achieve and improve parental and perinatal health outcomes.

The Medical Director will take the lead in supporting co-design and consultation efforts with community and hospital-based clinicians and care teams across Ontario to inform the development of BORNConnect – digital OPR+ and champion its integration into the diverse care landscape. The Medical Director will contribute and help resource expert clinical knowledge, experience and leadership to deliver the program in bridging clinical practice and digital transformation, and advocating for interoperable, user-centered, equitable solutions across the healthcare system.

With demonstrated clinical leadership and expertise, the preferred candidate will be an Ontario-based practicing, or recently practicing, family physician or obstetrician/gynecologist in community practice, in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, with at least five years of clinical experience in, and a deep passion for, prenatal and/or perinatal care, quality improvement initiatives, health informatics and knowledge of electronic health records. A Nurse practitioner or Midwife with comparable background may also be qualified for the role. In addition, the ideal candidate will possess a proven track record of change leadership utilizing digital health technology. An advanced degree in Public Health, Business, Health Informatics, or Health Administration would be welcome attributes.

This position is 0.4 FTE, remote/hybrid with some provincial travel, and is a contract position for a three- year period with an expectation to be on-site for a minimum of one day/week.

Please forward a CV in confidence to: Marcy Saxe-Braithwaite, Email: msaxe-braithwaite@medfall.com

The Medfall Group is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion for all candidates and these principles are integral to all of our processes. The Medfall Group and CHEO will make arrangements for any required accommodation to candidates with disabilities in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Req ID: 208423 Department/Program: Provincial Clinical Intensive Services, Provincial Preschool Autism Services 
Location: Halifax  
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Start Date: ASAP
Union Status: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $55.3203 - $75.0328 /hour (Salary under review)
Closing Date: Open until filled

Successful candidates may be eligible for a signing bonus incentive of up to $7,000 with a recommended return of service period of two (2) years. 

Relocation assistance of up to $5,000 may be included for those that qualify. In turn, a Return of Service will be required.

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Healthcare  bargaining  unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

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If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant. 

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest paediatric rehabilitation hospital and an internationally recognized leader in childhood disability care, research, and education. They deliver a unique blend of inpatient and outpatient services to over 7,500 children and youth annually, supporting those living with disability, medical complexity, illness, and injury. As an academic health science centre fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Holland Bloorview brings together clinical excellence, cutting-edge research, and exceptional education to create a world of possibility for children, youth, and families.

This is a pivotal opportunity to lead Holland Bloorview’s technology and security portfolio at a time of transformative change. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the Director, Information Technology and Security will lead the continuous optimization of the IT infrastructure and cybersecurity practices to support a Learning Health System and the hospital’s ambitious 2030 strategic plan. The portfolio spans enterprise systems, cybersecurity, and security governance, while enabling innovations in virtual care, AI, and precision health. The Director will lead a dedicated, skilled, and high-performing team that is supported by a strong organizational culture and leadership commitment. With oversight of a multi-million-dollar budget and a diverse technical team, the Director will ensure technology is a strategic enabler of clinical excellence, research, and family-centered care – building resilience and reliability across the organization.

The ideal candidate is an accomplished technology leader with deep expertise in IT infrastructure and cybersecurity within healthcare or similarly complex environments. They bring a proven track record of managing enterprise-scale systems, mitigating cyber risk, and translating digital strategies into measurable improvements in care and operations. With advanced knowledge of security frameworks and certifications such as CISSP, they balance innovation with risk management – guiding the organization through emerging technologies like AI and precision health while ensuring compliance and resilience. A collaborative and strategic thinker, they excel at building relationships across clinical, research, and administrative teams, and are adept at managing large budgets and vendor partnerships. Above all, they are a trusted advisor and inclusive leader who fosters a culture of learning, security awareness, and continuous improvement, empowering Holland Bloorview to deliver on its mission of creating the most meaningful and healthy futures for children, youth, and families.

To Apply

To explore this opportunity further in confidence, please submit your resume and letter of interest online at https://careers.odgers.com/en-ca/30758 

For further information, please contact Sarah Shaikh, Engagement Manager, at sarah.shaikh@odgers.com. We would like to thank all applicants but regret that we are only able to personally contact those individuals whose backgrounds best match the requirements for the role.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessible Canada Act, 2019 and all applicable provincial accessibility standards, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.